Cocaine Bust On Thruway In Orange County

A teen is behind bars after he was stopped on I-87 in Orange County with allegedly cocaine.

On Saturday around 9 p.m., State Police stopped a vehicle on I-87, in the Town of Woodbury for alleged multiple vehicle and traffic violations.

The driver, 19-year-old Uizaie Z. Brigman, of Albany was found to be in possession of approximately 1.6 grams of cocaine, and 2 grams of marijuana, police say.

Brigman was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, a felony, and violations for unlawful possession of marijuana as well as multiple vehicle and traffic violations.

Brigman was arraigned in the Town of Cornwall Court and remanded to the Orange County Jail in lieu of $1,500 cash or $3,000 bond.